New Trailer for Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman' 50th Anniversary

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Belgian masterpiece 'Jeanne Dielman' celebrates 50 years with a must-see rerelease, cementing its place as a revolutionary feminist classic in the canon of world cinema.
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  • The film, originally released in 1975, recently topped the prestigious Sight and Sound poll as the greatest film of all time - the first time it has held the #1 spot, having previously only ranked as high as #35.
  • Chantal Akerman's intimate, meticulous portrayal of a widowed housewife's daily routine was made with an almost entirely female crew, transforming the glamorous star Delphine Seyrig into an 'unremarkable single mother' - a radical shift that challenged the male gaze of European art cinema.
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Chantal Akerman, Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical, BFI, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, I, You, He, She, Meetings with Anna, All Night Long, Letters Home, Night and Day, A Couch in New York, The Captive
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